Chapman Smith is a sourcing and supply partner for OEM manufacturers. We buy the materials that go into your parts, coordinate the manufacturing that turns them into finished components, and look for cost out of both.
For most customers that means fewer suppliers to manage, one point of contact for a part that touches several processes, and someone actively working the cost side rather than quoting what you already asked for.
We work primarily in production volumes, supporting manufacturers across the Midwest and nationally from Warsaw, Indiana.
Aluminum extrusions, steel tubing and pipe, castings, and flat rolled steel — sourced, qualified, and supplied against your production schedule. We also handle stocking programs, safety stock, and scheduled releases so material availability stops being something you manage.
We source excess prime and secondary steel as well, which can significantly reduce material cost for parts whose specification allows it.
Finished components rather than individual processes. Laser cut and welded weldments, bent tube assemblies, punched and machined extrusions, and machined castings — coordinated across our manufacturing network so you receive a completed part, not a sequence of operations to manage.
The cheapest time to reduce a part's cost is before it's made. We review manufacturability, evaluate which material and process actually suit the volume, and coordinate tooling alongside production supply.
Inventory programs, warehousing, freight coordination, and release scheduling — managed as part of the material supply rather than as a separate function.
Real challenges, real solutions
We review materials, manufacturing methods, supplier options, and purchasing strategies to identify measurable savings.
We identify alternate manufacturing resources and help transition work without disrupting supply.
We can consolidate materials, fabrication, finishing, inventory, and logistics into one coordinated program.
We develop stocking, alternate-sourcing, and supply-continuity strategies to improve availability.
We can support supplier selection, tooling, samples, production validation, and ongoing supply.
We evaluate alternate materials, processes, and manufacturing approaches to develop a more reliable solution.
A drawing, a specification, a sample, or a current purchase price.
Material, process, supplier, and whether the way it's made today is the way it should be made.
For the finished component, covering every operation.
Suppliers, quality, releases, and inventory, on an ongoing basis.
Send a part print, a specification, or a list of what you buy today. We'll come back with an evaluation and a price.